Field help (JOUTYP)

Select the journal type to group journals based on common characteristics mainly linked to the nature of operations recorded in it. Once you post entries to a journal, you cannot change the type.

Journal type options:

• Sales
• Purchases
• Treasury
• Miscellaneous 1 – reserved for general accounting*
• Miscellaneous 2 – reserved for general accounting*
• Miscellaneous 3 – reserved for general accounting*
• Carry forward
• Miscellaneous 4 – reserved for analytical accounting*
• Miscellaneous 5 – reserved for analytical accounting*
• Miscellaneous 6 – reserved for analytical accounting*

*Note:You can rename a Miscellaneous journal type with a custom category by modifying Local menu 613 if you have the proper user permissions to do so.

There are processes and controls linked to certain journal types.

Treasury journal types: A cash account must be attached to each “cash” journal type so that the entries posted in this journal have an automatic counterpart. For details on setting up cash or “treasury” journals, refer to the documentation for Definition of the journals, journal types and accounts on payments.

A cash type journal is used in:

A/P-A/R accounting module on payment posting [due to automatic journal setup]

Manual journal entries: Treasury journal types can only be used if the cash account is a normal account, not a control account.

Carry forward journal types: This type of journal only records carry-forward entries.

Analytical accounting journal types: This type of journal only records entries assigned to an analytical dimension.